338 NORTH AiMEUICA.V lUItinS. 



Eiver. Dr. KiMinorly ])i'0(:iiicil 8|iocinicns at Los Noj,'al(!s, Mexico, and 

 others have met with it near the city ul' ^Mexico, at Saltillo, anil in diHerent 

 ]iarts of ^^'estern Texas. It was lound hreedinj; at Capo San Lueas by Mr. 

 Xaiitus. 



In tile 1 Jejiartnient of Vera Cruz, Mr. Suniieln-ast found this species a])par- 

 ently conliued to the hot reyiou. He did not meet with it anywhen; else. 



Mr. I>resser tliinks that this Flycatcher does not reach San Antonio be- 

 fore the latter part of April. The fir-st tliat came under his notice was one 

 that ho shot, on the 2od of that month, on the Medina liiver. It breeds 

 near the Medina and the San Antonio Kivers, making its nest in a hollow tree, 

 or taking possession of a deserted Woodpecker's hole. Mr. Dresser observed 

 these birds as far to the east as the (iuadaloujio Itiver, where they w ere com- 

 mon. Farther east he saw but very few. Their eggs he speaks of as pecu- 

 liarly marked with a multitude of ]>uii)le and brown dashes and lines on a 

 dull yeHowish-brown ground, and very similar to those of jMi/iinrfiun rriuifiis. 



In tiie Mexican Boundary Survey, individuals of this species were taken 

 by ]\Ir. A. Schott, March 'M, on the Colorado Bottom ; near the (Jila Iiivor, 

 New Mexico, December 31 ; and also at Eagle Pass, in Texas, date not given. 

 Mr. J. H. Clark obtained a specimen at Frontera, Texas, where he mentions 

 finding it in great abundance in damp places, or near the water. In May, 

 1853, Lieutenant Couch secured several near Saltillo, and notes its occur- 

 rence among mesquite-bushes. In the following June, Dr. Kennerly found 

 thein very al)undant at Los Nogales. Where two were found together, they 

 were generally noticed to be uttering a loud chattering noise. 



Dr. Ileermann, in his lici)ort on the birds observed in the survey of Lieu- 

 tenant Williamson's route between the ;)2d and the Sotli parallels, mentions 

 finding this siiecies abundant. His si>eciniens were obtained near IVisa 

 Creek. He describes them as of shy and retiring habits, preferring the deep 

 and shady forests where its insect food abounds. The nests, found in hollows 

 of trees or in a deserted siiuirrel's or Woodpecker's hole, were comiiosed of 

 grasses and lined with feathers. The eggs, five in number, he describes as 

 cream-colored, marked and s]jeckled with puFplish-red dashes and faint 

 blotches of a neutral tint. 



Dr. Cones found them a c. nmon summer resident in Arizona, where they 

 arrived in the third week in A]iril and remained until the middle of .Septem- 

 ber. They were seldom found among pine-trees, but appeared to prefer 

 ravines, hillsides, and creek bottoms. Some wintered as high up in the Col- 

 orado Valley as Fort ^lohave. At I'ort Whipple young birds were first 

 observed early in July. 



Dr. Cooper obtained one of this species at Fort Mohave, January lo, and 

 is of the opinion that some may habitually winter in the Colorado Valley. 

 In California tiiey begin to arrive about March 10, and extend their range 

 through very nearly the whole of the State. He describes their notes as 

 few, loud, and harsh, but little varied, and uttered from time to time as they 



